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Australian Maritime Safety Authority: Experiment to Clean Up an Oil Spill

For Students 9th - 10th
For this activity, students conduct an experiment to investigate how difficult it is to clean up an oil spill. There is a comprehensive list of observation questions for students to respond to.
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Biology Corner

Biology Corner: Analyzing the Effects of Oil on Bird Eggs and Feathers

For Students 9th - 10th
Students will observe the effects of an oil spill on feathers and eggs.
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The Franklin Institute

The Franklin Institute Online: Slick Sea Spills

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Use this site to promote environmental awareness in your classroom with this lesson on the effects of oil spills on water habitats.
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The Franklin Institute

The Franklin Institute: Slick Sea Spills

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Students conduct an experiment to examine what happens when oil is spilled in water, and when it comes into contact with a feather. This could be followed by student research into large oil spills.
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Choices Program, Brown University

Choices: Teaching With the News: The Gulf Oil Disaster

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Multi-media lesson plan includes a video, PowerPoint, and handouts from which students explore the issues raised by the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil disaster and interpret political cartoons and the cartoonist's message.
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Water Pollution

For Students 3rd - 8th
Read about the different types of water pollution and the harm it can cause. Learn about oil spills how they are cleaned up, and how you can help prevent water pollution. Additional links point to other topics relevant to the study of...

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